FARMINGTON, Utah — Academic excellence is a standard for Eastern Washington athletics and this fall was no different for the department. Eastern had 89 student-athletes earn Big Sky 2024 fall All-Academic honors, announced by the conference today.
The 89 Eagles were listed among 720 total student-athletes to earn the award from the 10 full-time and two football affiliated Big Sky programs. Weber State led the conference with 90 honorees.
Student-athlete qualify for the award if the meet the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution. Cross Country student-athletes must have participated in at least half of the team's competitions or competed at the conference championship to qualify.
Leading the way was football with 36 student athletes on the fall All-Academic team. Women's soccer fielded 18 honorees, followed by women's cross country with 16, men's cross country with 11 and volleyball with 11.
Between the five programs, there were 17 student-athletes carrying a 4.0 cumulative GPAs . In total, 102 student-athletes earned 4.0s in the Big Sky.
For the conference as a whole, 310 student-athletes qualified for the honorees, with 154 in soccer, 96 in volleyball, 91 in women's cross country and 69 in men's cross country.
During the fall quarter, EWU athletics earned a 3.65 cumulative GPA, marking the 52nd quarter with a department GPA over 3.0.
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Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals.
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